Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Bo Henning Lennart•Grahn |
Used name | Bo•Grahn |
Nick/petnames | Bosse |
Born | 6 October 1947 in Porvoo, Uusimaa (FIN) |
Died | 16 July 2018 in Vantaa, Uusimaa (FIN) |
Measurements | 196 cm / 116-132 kg |
Affiliations | Esbo IF, Espoo (FIN) |
NOC | ![]() |
Bo Grahn was a Finnish shot putter who competed at the 1972 München Olympics. He was runner-up at the 1972 Finnish Championships and won a dual meet that year against Sweden. He was the second Finn to better 20 metres in the shot, after Seppo Simola, also a 1972 Olympian. Grahn later was a sports journalist, working for several decades with the New Press, Hufvudstadsbladet, the Finnish Notary Office, and as a freelancer.
Personal Best: SP – 20.09 (1972).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Bo Grahn | |||
Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 24 r1/2 |